*- Tam Ma wrote about "kernel 2.2.0"
> Hi,
>
> Can someone tell me what is the different between the
> "developement" version from the "stable" version of a kernel?
A developement kernel is one that is currently being modified and
updated and could be unstable and result in data loss or system
crashes, etc. A stable kernel is just that, stable. The stable kernel
should not result in data loss or crashes and is safe for use by the
general population. All unstable kernels are numbers with the second
number being odd, ie. 2.1.199 while all stable kernels are numbered
with the second number being even or zero, ie. 2.0.36.
>
> Is kernel 2.2.0 stable or dev?
>
This is stable, the second number is even.
> What is the different between 2.2.0.tar.bz2 and 2.2.0.tar.gz?
>
They are compressed with different compression programs the .bz2 uses
the bzip2 and bunzip2 programs, .gz uses gzip and gunzip.
> What does it mean when there is and question mark (?) in front of the file
> instead of the other symbol?
>
I assume you mean when looking at the file listing under netscape or
another web browser. It means that the browser does not have a icon
defined for that file type, most likely the .bz2 type.
> How come all I hear about is kernel 2.0.36 and kernel 2.2.0, what the
> following version in between, are they not working????
>
> linux-2.0.4.tar.gz 08-Jul-1996 00:00 5.7M
> ............. to ................
> linux-2.0.9.tar.gz 26-Jul-1996 00:00 5.7M
These are stable kernels. Occasionally new stable kernels will be
release, this results in the third digit being increased. They are all
stable they just have bug fixes and feature additions.
>
> and
>
> linux-2.1.0.tar.bz2 30-Sep-96 14:23 4.7M
> ............. to ................
> linux-2.1.99.tar.gz 01-May-98 00:21 10.7M
These are unstable kernels and often are released much more often as
they are actively being developed with bug fixes and added features.
>
> I am kinda confused right now, just tell me what you guy know about these
> things.
>
Hope this helps.
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Brian
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